USAF_GroundRat

HOLY SHIT MAN!!! Welcome back!!

sixty5vdub

Leave everything bolted up to the Jeep. Loosen the bolt from the bottom of the mirror, but leave it in by just a couple of threads. Take a hammer and a socket extension (might just need the hammer, I can't realy remember), put the extension up against the head of the bolt, and hit up on the extension a few good times. Once the mirror starts to move up out of the bracket, you should be able to remove the bolt and take it out by hand.

Might apply some WD40 or maybe even some water, to help it slide out.


Hope this helps!

P.S. Don't even bother messing with the pass side mirror. You won't be able to see squat outta it if you relocate it, except for when the door is off. I just relocated the drivers side one. Looking at the Jeep, you can't really even notice they are mounted differently, unless you look really close.




Anthony

sixty5vdub

I have a cheapo cordless one that would probly work, if nobody else has a better one.



Anthony

highoctane

Found out my Dad has a craftsman recip saw in the garage. Hopefully cutting everything and grinding tomorrow so I can install everything.

jeepoholic

I hate to possibly give you bad news but when we road last I had the same thing with the rear brakes squeaking. I found out it was a bent driver side axle shaft.
So needless to say big brown will be bringing me a set of superiors.

JK-Rubi

Jayson, I think you and Wes are the only ones in the country to have experienced this particular failure (at least based on the responses within the below thread). I'm still seriously considering a pre-emptive purchase for front and rear, but would like to do gears concurrently.

See ---> https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...=1#post1754529

jeepoholic

When you go to purchase gears/axle shafts check out 4x4groupbuy.com . I bought my superior chromoly 30 spline for $420. Everyone else wanted over $530. This place is cheaper then anyone else on just about everything.

jeepoholic

I don't think I'm hard on my jeep because I would like to drive home after every trip. I think all it just takes is the right angle when you have to give just a little gas to bump over a rock to bend the shaft in the rear.
So my opinion is you will have an issue with the rear before you will the front. Because I don't about you but I always ez my front end up on the rock. I will never try to force or get speed up to ram my front end on a rock.
That or Wes and I just have plan bad luck. Axle and a steering box in one trip. Can I drive your jeep next time JK-Rubi?

JK-Rubi

Sometimes the internet doesn't convey thoughts/intents well, but in that other thread, I didn't mean to make it sound like you're harsh to your Jeep (I've watched Skinny Pedal in action testing "Jeep Tough", and none of us is even close to being in that league ). Merely meant that you were going places a bit rougher than where I've seen Wes with Rubi-Gene.

I agree with you totally Jayson re the rear axles, which is why I was surprised by some (most?) of the comments in that other thread. Also is why I posted the link here as I thought you guys might possibly be interested in reading a different take on axle shafts. Haven't performed a search on rear axles bent/broken, etc but would be interesting to see if they are the more common failure within that category. Actually, when I think about it for a minute, I wouldn't be surprised to see the failure rate about even between front and rear - could be surprised though.

Edit: Just had a quick thought - wonder if axle shafts are like brake pads. Logic says the fronts will wear out first, but almost everyone has had rapid wearing of the rear pads. Go figure.

I checked with Wilbur and he said . . . . Maybe after he gets armored up a bit, I'll ask again.

JK-Rubi

Thanks for the tip - will keep that in mind for the next big purchase.